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Weekend Wine Guide: And the award goes to...

The 10 trophy winners at the 2025 New World Wine Awards worth investigating.

All Hallows’ Eve or All Sales Eve? How Halloween became big business

Tradition increasingly rubs up against commercialisation when it comes to Halloween.

The Good Life: A surprising book may be the key for revitalising Masterton

"My latest adoption from the hospice shop has turned out to be a most amusing companion."

Nadia Lim’s Farm Kitchen recipes for the long weekend

Nadia Lim’s latest collection is a celebration of the seasons.

Once Were Gardeners grows something beautiful from the past

TV's new spotlight on traditional gardening practices making a quiet comeback.

Weekend Wine Guide: Old vines have aged like fine wine in the latest 2024 vintage releases

The rich bounty of fortuitous ripening weather is now reaching us.

As a dad of girls, these Gender Attitudes Survey results alarm me

Going backwards? Young men have less awakened views of gender rights than their fathers.

Steve Braunias: Farewell to the unruly neighbour who tore through our street

Very many streets have a neighbour at war, a bomb with a short fuse.

Jane Clifton: Bloody Scotland, Tartan Noir and global headliners

Authors flock to Scotland's annual crime-writing book festival.

NZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer Ep 3: How much for a home on a Queenstown golf resort, or an Eastern spiritual retreat in Westmere?

The next batch of multi-million dollar abodes from episode three.

The Good Life: Is the humble lawn now the subject of a culture war, too?

Exploring the alternatives to having a mossy lawn.

Clean eating with four recipes straight from Jamie Oliver’s new book

Jamie Oliver’s latest book is jam-packed with tasty recipes.

Weekend Wine Guide: Five stars for Church Road

Six bottles from the foot of the Taradale Hills worthy of 5-star rankings.

Looming: The optical phenomenon behind the edge of the world

Those who believe the Earth is flat are clearly just seeing things.

NZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer episode two: The eye-watering values of just three spectacular NZ homes

The three multi-million dollar abodes featured in episode two.

The Good Life: The first exhibits arrive at the new the Lush Places sculpture garden

The latest money-making scheme takes shape.